Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Heinel

Event Comment: A revived Serious Opera; the Music by the most eminent Composers [Bertoni, Gugliclmi, Giordani, Rauzzini, Gretry, &c], under the direction of Bertoni. With entire new scenes painted by Novosielski. New Dresses and Decorations both for the Opera and Dances. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin exactly at 7:00 [see 18 June 1782]. By Command of Their Majesties no Persons to be admitted behind the Scenes. Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. To prevent inconvenience in getting to their carriages, the Nobility and Gentry are requested to order their servants to set down and take up with their horses' heads towards Pall-Mali. The Subscribers to the Opera are intreated to send their instructions to Jewell and Johnson at the Office in Union-court before the opening of the Theatre, when the final arrangement of the Boxes will take place, and those which are not retained will then be disposed of. Subscriptions to be paid on delivery of the tickets. Books of the Opera, with an account of the Pantomime Dance, to be had at the Theatre

Event Comment: The Gentlemen of the Opera Band are particularly requested to attend at twelve o'clock the Rehearsal of the new Ballet, for which they already have had notice, otherwise Mlle Guimard cannot appear this Evening, which nothing could prevent except her not having had a General Rehearsal

Event Comment: Benefit Mlle Chateauneuf. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Part of the Stage will be formed into Side-Boxes. Tickets at Mlle Chateauneuf's Lodgings at Farnell's in Bridges Street, corner of Russell Court.

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Coulon. Tickets to be had of Mlle Coulon, No. 8, Great Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. "The Dance between Gardel and Vestris on Thursday is everywhere talked of, in the highest terms of admiration. Such excellence no audience ever before witnessed" (General Advertiser, 5 Apr.). Receipts not listed

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. 2nd Ballet: With entire new Scenes, Dresses, Machinery, &c. [Synopsis of action (H. Reynell, 1791); music by Mazzinghi.] "The machinery in this Ballet is highly deserving of praise. Calypso's Grottov, which is formed by the wings and a flat scene rising suddenly from the earth, had a surprising effect. The Mechanism by which this change is produced, we apprehend, is wholly new in this country" (Morning Post, 21 Mar.)